Bin Shelving Systems — Complete Wire & Steel Bin Shelving Units

Bin shelving that ships as one matched package: the shelving, the posts, the sloped or flat shelves and the bins, in the sizes and counts that actually fit each other. Wire and steel units from 39" bench height to 86" tall, mobile kits rated up to 1,200 lb, and pick racks built for high-density small-parts picking in warehouses, plants and maintenance shops.

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Aisle of gray industrial bin shelving in a parts room loaded with plastic bins and cartons

800 lb

load capacity per shelf on wire bin shelving systems

1,200 lb

mobile-kit load capacity (WR-00H, four 5" casters)

390+

complete bin shelving packages stocked

39"–86"

unit heights, from bench racks to tall systems

Bin shelving, specified as a system instead of a shopping list

A bin shelving system is not a shelf and a box of bins bought separately and hoped into alignment. It is a package: a shelving frame with a known shelf depth, a shelf count that matches the bin height, and a bin quantity that fills every level without a gap or an overhang. Get one of those three wrong and the unit either wastes a third of its cube or will not accept the bins at all — and it is nearly always discovered after delivery.

That is why Material Handling USA quotes bin shelving as complete units. A single model number like a 48"W x 18"D x 74"H wire system arrives with nine wire shelves, four posts and thirty-six matched containers, rated up to 800 lb per shelf. Nothing is left to interpretation on the dock, and nothing has to be re-ordered a week later. We are a supplier and project partner for the full Quantum Storage Systems line, and we also supply the steel shelving, louvered panels, carts and bins that surround these units, so a parts-room project can be quoted as one job.

Where this page fits

This page covers bin shelving units and systems — the shelving side of the decision. If you are choosing the bins themselves (shelf bins, hang-and-stack bins, heavy-duty containers, totes), start at our industrial storage bins hub. If the parts need to be locked away rather than open on a shelf, see bin storage cabinets.

One model number, one delivery. Shelving, posts, shelves and bins ship as a matched kit.
Depth decides the family. 12", 18", 24" and 42" deep systems each take a different bin range.
Shelf count decides density. The same frame ships in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13-shelf builds.
Sloped or flat. Sloped shelves present the hopper front to the picker; flat shelves maximize cube.
Mobile is a bolt-on. The WR-00H caster kit converts a stationary wire unit without changing the bins.

Chrome wire bin shelving unit fully loaded with blue open-front plastic bins on every shelf — A complete wire bin shelving package: frame, posts, shelves and bin count all specified together.

Bin shelving system selector

Six build types cover almost every industrial bin shelving requirement. Start from how the parts are picked — standing at a bench, walking an aisle, feeding a cell, or moving the unit to the job — and the build narrows quickly. Every one of these is available as a complete package with the bins included.

Chrome wire bin shelving unit loaded with red open-front plastic bins on eight shelves

Wire Bin Shelving SystemsChrome-plated wire units, 12"–24" deep, 5 to 13 shelves, rated up to 800 lb per shelf. Open wire decking keeps dust down and light through.

Gray 22 gauge steel shelving unit with slanted shelves for open hopper bins

Steel Bin Shelving Units22 gauge all-welded steel shelving in 39" and 75" heights, open or closed, 12" x 36" through 18" x 42" shelves — the closed-back choice for dusty or secure areas.

Blue Giant Stack container with wide open hopper front for bulk parts storage

Giant Stack Container SystemsFive-shelf 18" deep packages carrying 8 to 12 wide-mouth Giant Stack containers. Steel versions offer up to 400 lb per shelf and over 21 cubic feet of storage.

Blue Quantum dividable grid container with molded divider grid pattern

Dividable Grid SystemsWire systems built around dividable grid containers for kitting and controlled sub-assembly stock, rated up to 600–800 lb per shelf.

Double-sided sloped pick rack loaded with blue open-front shelf bins on both faces

Sloped Pick RacksBench, single-sided, double-sided and mobile sloped-shelf racks with the bins included — up to 144 bins on a single 12" deep 13-shelf unit.

Mobile chrome wire bin shelving unit on casters loaded with blue dividable grid containers

Mobile Bin ShelvingThe same units on a four-caster mobile kit (two braked) rated up to 1,200 lb, so a bin wall can follow the work instead of the work walking to it.

Wire bin shelving systems: the default industrial build

Wire bin shelving is where most industrial parts rooms land, and for good practical reasons. The open wire deck does not trap dust or hold water, it lets overhead light reach the back of the bin, and it does not shadow a sprinkler head the way a solid steel shelf can. The chrome-plated finish wipes clean, and shelf levels adjust on the post without tools, so a unit that was built for 4" shelf bins can be rebuilt for 12-1/2" Giant Stack containers in an afternoon.

Complete packages are the whole point. A typical stocked build is a 48"W x 18"D x 74"H unit with nine wire shelves, four posts and thirty-six matched containers, and the shelves in these systems carry a published load capacity of up to 800 lb per shelf. Other stocked footprints include 42"W x 18"D x 74"H nine-shelf systems with twenty-four bins, 36"W x 24"D x 74"H nine-shelf systems, 24"W x 36"L x 74"H twelve-shelf systems, and deep 42"D x 36"–54"W x 86"H five-tier systems built for 42"-long rack containers.

Bins ship one color per unit — blue, yellow, red, green, ivory, black or clear — which is what makes department or part-class color coding practical at the system level rather than the bin level. Order the maintenance aisle in yellow and the production aisle in blue and nobody has to read a label to know they are in the wrong row.

Chrome wire bin shelving system with seven shelves of blue open-front shelf bins — Wire decking, adjustable levels and a published 800 lb per-shelf capacity in the standard systems.

Stocked wire system footprint	Shelves	Typical bin content	Published shelf capacity	Best for
48"W x 18"D x 74"H	9 wire shelves + 4 posts	36 containers or shelf bins	Up to 800 lb per shelf	General parts-room aisles and MRO stores
42"W x 18"D x 74"H	9 wire shelves + 4 posts	24 larger bins	Up to 800 lb per shelf	Medium parts where fewer, bigger bins win
36"W x 24"D x 74"H	9 wire shelves + 4 posts	24 deep shelf bins	Up to 800 lb per shelf	Deeper bins without going to a wider bay
24"W x 36"L x 74"H	12 shelves	33–88 shelf bins by bin width	Up to 800 lb per shelf	Maximum pick faces in a narrow footprint
18"W x 36"L x 74"H	5–10 shelves	8–90 bins by family	Up to 800 lb per shelf	Giant Stack, Kanban and large open-hopper builds
42"D x 36"–54"W x 86"H	5 tiers	8–12 rack containers	Confirmed per model at quote	Bulk containers at pallet-rack depth

Accessories are worth deciding at the same time. Donut bumpers protect walls and cushion impact where a unit sits in a traffic lane; the WR-00H mobile kit (four swivel 5" x 1-1/4" thermoplastic resin casters, two with brakes, up to 1,200 lb load capacity) mobilizes a stationary unit, and is recommended for shelves 18" and deeper. Browse live stocked units in the wire shelving category and shelving units.

Steel bin shelving units and complete steel packages

Where a wire deck is wrong — a dusty grinding bay, a wall of small hardware that should not be visible from the aisle, an office-adjacent stockroom that has to look finished — steel bin shelving is the answer. The steel line is 22 gauge all-welded construction with a smooth powder-coat finish and cross bracing for stability, in 39" bench height and 75" full height, open or closed. Standard shelf sizes run 12" x 36", 18" x 36" and 18" x 42", in four, five, six and seven-shelf builds.

Closed steel units add back and side panels, which does three useful things at once: it keeps dust off small hardware, it stops bins from being pushed off the back of the shelf into the next aisle, and it makes a run of shelving read as a wall rather than a warehouse. That matters more than people expect in service counters, dealership parts departments and any stockroom a customer can see into.

Complete steel packages exist for the bigger container families too. Giant Stack container steel shelving packages carry a published capacity of up to 400 lb per shelf and provide over 21 cubic feet of storage space per unit — the practical answer for bulk consumables, recycling streams and large castings that would crush a light-duty shelf.

Closed 22 gauge steel shelving unit with gray side and back panels and six shelves — Closed 22 gauge steel bin shelving: dust-free storage and a finished face on the aisle.

Warehouse aisle of tall steel shelving loaded with cartons, bins and spooled stock

Retrofit before you replace

Most existing steel shelving will take bins, dividers and label holders without being replaced. We will tell you when the frame is worth keeping — that is usually the cheapest project on the table.

Industrial shelving in a manufacturing area holding long stock, tooling and parts bins

Mixed-duty runs

A single aisle rarely needs one build. Bins on the pick levels, open steel shelving for boxed stock, heavier shelves at the bottom — we quote the run, not one unit.

Long warehouse aisle of industrial shelving with a conveyor line running down the centre

Feeding a line

When bin shelving feeds a conveyor or pack bench, sloped shelves and a short walk beat capacity every time. Layout comes before the model number.

For solid-shelving projects where bins are secondary, see industrial steel shelving; for rivet and boltless frames, boltless shelving; and for the wider picture across every shelving type we supply, shelving solutions.

Giant Stack container shelving packages

Giant Stack containers are the wide-mouth answer to bulk parts on shelving. The hopper front is open across nearly the full width, which is what makes them practical for large parts, tools, recycling and warehouse consumables that a normal shelf bin cannot swallow. They are injection molded from high-density tri-clear virgin-grade polypropylene, they resist rust and corrosion, they are impervious to most chemicals, and they stack up to six high when used as a free standing column instead of on shelving. A six 1/4" drill-hole pattern in the base lets you open drainage where a container will be washed or used outdoors, and an optional clear window front raises usable fill height while still letting a picker inspect contents.

As complete shelving packages, the stocked builds are five-shelf systems: an 18"W x 36"L x 74"H unit with twelve 17-1/2" x 10-7/8" x 12-1/2" containers, the same frame with eight of the wider 17-1/2" x 16-1/2" x 12-1/2" containers, a mixed six-and-four build, and an 18"W x 42"L x 74"H unit with eight 15-1/4" x 19-7/8" x 12-7/16" containers. Steel versions of these packages carry up to 400 lb per shelf.

Blue Giant Stack container with wide open hopper front and large molded label holder — The wide hopper front is the whole point: bulky parts go in and come out without tipping the container.

Blue mobile Giant Stack container on four swivel polyurethane casters with brakes

Mobile Giant Stack containers

Selected sizes ship on four swivel 3" polyurethane casters, all with brakes, for up to 250 lb mobile load capacity — and they still stack with the casters in place.

Blue mobile Giant Stack container, wider model, on braked casters

The wider footprint

Two width classes exist for a reason. The wide container takes bulky assemblies; the narrow one doubles your pick faces per shelf. Most runs use both.

Chrome wire shelving unit stacked with rows of blue open hopper bins on eight levels

Giant open-hopper wire builds

Complete wire packages from 12" to 18" deep carrying 8 to 28 large open-hopper bins per unit, including 10-shelf Kanban builds with 90 small bins on one frame.

Dividable grid container systems for kits and controlled stock

Chrome wire shelving unit loaded with gray dividable grid containers on five levels — Dividable grid containers on wire shelving: one container, several controlled part numbers.

A dividable grid container sits between a bin and a tote: a closed rectangular container with a molded grid pattern in the base and walls that accepts length and width dividers. That means one container can hold a controlled kit of four, six or nine part numbers without them migrating into each other — which is exactly what a sub-assembly feed or a service kit needs and exactly what an open bin cannot do.

Built as complete wire shelving systems, these are rated for a published load capacity of up to 600–800 lb per shelf, and the containers are stocked in clear as well as solid colors. Clear is worth specifying wherever cycle counting or a shift handover depends on seeing what is left without pulling the container off the shelf.

The same containers are the basis of bin cart systems — for example a 60"W x 24"D x 69"H cart rated up to 1,200 lb carrying four modular drawers of dividable grid containers — so a kit can be built on a shelf and rolled to the cell without being repacked.

Chrome wire shelving system with five shelves of blue dividable grid containers

Five-shelf grid systems

Stationary five-shelf builds in the common container depths, supplied with the container count already matched to the shelf.

Chrome wire shelving system with taller blue dividable grid containers on five shelves

Deeper container builds

Where the kit is bulkier, the same frame takes deeper containers and fewer levels — capacity per shelf stays the same.

Chrome wire shelving unit with four shelves of blue dividable grid containers

Wide-container builds

Fewer, wider containers per level when the kit is a full sub-assembly rather than a handful of fasteners.

Long blue Quantum dividable grid container showing the molded divider grid pattern

The container itself

Length and width dividers drop into the molded grid, so the same container can be reconfigured when the kit changes.

Sloped pick racks: high-density small-parts picking

A pick rack is bin shelving with the shelves tilted toward the picker. That one change does more for pick speed than any other cheap intervention in a parts room: the open hopper front of every bin faces up and out, so a picker sees the contents and the label from standing height without pulling the bin, and small hardware stops migrating to the back of a flat shelf where nobody can reach it.

The line comes as bench units, single-sided free standing units, double-sided free standing units and mobile units, all supplied complete with the shelf bins. Bench racks are roughly 12-1/2"L x 36"W x 23"H with three sloped shelves, carrying anywhere from 9 to 36 bins depending on bin width. Single-sided free standing racks at 12"L x 36"W x 60"H with eight shelves carry 32 to 96 bins. Tall steel-frame builds go further: a 12"D x 36"W x 75"H thirteen-shelf system holds up to 144 bins, and 18" deep versions hold up to 96 of the deeper bins.

Double-sided racks are the option most people underuse. In an open floor area, a double-sided unit gives two pick faces per aisle foot instead of one, and the matching mobile kit (two rigid and two braked swivel hard-rubber casters, up to 1,200 lb load capacity) turns it into a staging island that can be moved for a changeover.

Single-sided sloped pick rack with eight tiers of blue open-front shelf bins — Sloped shelves put every bin opening in the picker’s line of sight.

Low bench pick rack with three sloped shelves of blue open-front shelf bins

Bench pick racksThree sloped shelves at roughly 12-1/2"L x 36"W x 23"H, sized to sit on a workbench or counter. 9 to 36 bins per unit.

Wider bench pick rack loaded with blue shelf bins across three sloped tiers

Wide bench buildsThe same bench format in wider bin sizes for medium parts and sub-assemblies at a build station.

Tall steel sloped pick rack with thirteen shelves of gray open-front bins

Tall 13-shelf systems12"D x 36"W x 75"H frames holding up to 144 small bins — the highest pick-face density in the range.

Double-sided sloped pick rack with eight tiers of blue shelf bins on both faces

Double-sided racksTwo pick faces per aisle foot in an open floor area, with a mobile kit rated up to 1,200 lb available.

Mobile bin shelving and bin transport

Mobility is the cheapest layout change available. Instead of redesigning an aisle, a mobile bin shelving unit lets the bins go to the job — to the machine during a changeover, to the pack bench during a peak, to the dock during a return-processing push — and come back to the wall afterwards.

Three mechanisms cover it. The WR-00H mobile kit is a set of four swivel thermoplastic resin 5" x 1-1/4" casters, two with brakes, rated for up to 1,200 lb load capacity, and it can be fitted to the wire systems on this page. It is recommended only for shelves 18" and deeper, because a narrow unit on tall casters is a tipping risk once it is loaded. Double-sided pick racks use their own mobile kit, also rated up to 1,200 lb, with two rigid and two braked swivel hard-rubber casters. And selected large containers come as mobile bins on four braked 3" polyurethane casters, up to 250 lb mobile load capacity, that still stack with the casters in place.

For moving bins rather than shelving, the QRC-4D mobile rail cart is a 36"L x 24"W x 35-1/2"H all-welded 16-gauge cold-rolled steel cart with a powder-coated gray finish, two rigid and two braked swivel poly casters, and up to 800 lb load capacity. It accepts six sizes of hang-and-stack bin — up to 64 bins on one cart — and its flat top with raised edges doubles as a work surface. Bins are ordered separately so you can match an existing plant standard.

Gray steel mobile rail cart with yellow hang-and-stack bins on angled rails and a flat top — The QRC-4D rail cart: up to 64 hang-and-stack bins, 800 lb capacity, and a work surface on top.

Mobile wire bin shelving unit on five levels of blue dividable grid containers with casters

Mobile grid systems

Five-shelf mobile builds with dividable grid containers — kit carts that were designed as kit carts, not shelving with wheels bolted on.

Mobile chrome wire shelving unit with seven shelves of red open-front shelf bins on casters

Mobile shelf-bin racks

Seven-shelf mobile units in the shelf-bin sizes, ordered in a single color per unit so a rolling rack stays visually assigned to its department.

Chrome wire bin shelving system with seven shelves of blue stackable shelf bins

Stationary first, mobile later

Because the caster kit is a bolt-on, you can buy stationary now and mobilize the same unit later without changing the bins or the shelves.

When bin shelving should be a bin cabinet instead

Open bin shelving is faster to pick from and cheaper per bin, and it is the right answer most of the time. There are three situations where it is not: when the parts walk away, when the parts must stay clean, and when the shelving sits in a public or semi-public area where an open wall of bins reads as clutter. In all three, the same bins go inside an all-welded steel cabinet instead.

Gray 36 inch all-welded steel bin cabinet with doors open showing rows of blue bins — A 36" all-welded bin cabinet holds a full bin wall behind a three-point locking door.

Security. Three-point locking handles, mesh and clear-acrylic door options, and cabinets that arrive fully assembled and ready to use.
Cleanliness. A closed 14 gauge cabinet keeps grinding dust, coolant mist and overspray off small hardware.
Density. Bins hang on louvered door panels as well as the back wall, so a 36" cabinet can carry over a hundred bins.
Presentation. One finished gray or beige box instead of an exposed run of shelving in a customer-facing space.

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How to size a bin shelving system

Five decisions, in this order. Taken in this sequence a bin shelving quote almost never needs to be revised; taken out of order it usually does.

Measure the space, not the bins

Clear floor footprint, ceiling and sprinkler clearance, aisle width for the equipment that has to pass, and whether the run sits against a wall or free standing. This decides depth, height and single- versus double-sided before any bin is chosen.

Pick the depth

12″ for small hardware, 18″ for the general parts-room mix, 24″ for deeper or bulkier bins, 42″ for rack-depth containers. Depth is the hardest thing to change later, so it goes second.

Choose flat or sloped shelves

Sloped for fast-moving small parts a person picks all day. Flat where cube matters more than speed, or where containers are lifted off the shelf rather than reached into.

Match shelf count to bin height

A 74″ frame carries 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 levels depending on bin height. This is where a complete package earns its keep — the shelf count and bin count arrive already matched.

Decide mobility and accessories last

Mobile kit or fixed, donut bumpers where a unit sits in a traffic lane, dividers and label holders inside the bins, and one bin color per unit so the color coding survives its first busy week.

Quick reference: depth to build

12" deep — small shelf bins, bench and tall pick racks, up to 144 bins on a 13-shelf steel frame.
18" deep — the general-purpose build: 9-shelf wire systems, dividable grid containers, Giant Stack packages, Kanban builds.
24" deep — deeper shelf bins and larger open-hopper containers on 9-shelf frames.
36"–42" deep — five-tier systems for 42"-long rack containers at pallet-rack depth.
Bench and counter — 23" and 39" high units for build stations, service counters and tool rooms.

Mistakes we see most often

Buying shelving and bins separately. The bins arrive an inch too deep, or there are eleven for a shelf that takes twelve, and the run never quite fills.

Ordering one bin size for the whole unit. A single size guarantees a third of the bins are two-thirds empty. Three sizes across the same run normally costs less overall.

Mobilizing a shallow unit. A 12" deep unit on 5" casters is a tipping risk when it is loaded. Mobile kits are recommended for shelves 18" and deeper.

Forgetting the picker. Fast-moving parts belong between waist and eye height on sloped shelves. Slow bulk belongs low or high. Movement, not size, drives the layout.

Bin shelving builds compared

All figures below are as published by the manufacturer for the current line. Where a range is shown it varies by model, and we confirm the exact rating for the model quoted rather than assume the top of the range.

Build	Frame	Heights	Published capacity	Bins included	Choose it when
Wire bin shelving systems	Chrome-plated wire, adjustable levels	74" typical (86" deep builds)	Up to 800 lb per shelf	Yes — 8 to 90 by model	You want airflow, light and tool-free level changes
Steel bin shelving units	22 gauge all-welded steel, open or closed	39" and 75"	Confirmed per model at quote	Bins quoted with the unit	Dust, security or a finished face on the aisle
Giant Stack container systems	Wire or steel, 5 shelves	74"	Steel packages up to 400 lb per shelf	Yes — 8 to 12 containers	Parts are bulky and a shelf bin is too small
Dividable grid systems	Wire, 5 shelves	74" typical	Up to 600–800 lb per shelf	Yes — containers with divider grid	Kits must stay together and stay separated
Sloped pick racks	Bench, single, double-sided, mobile	23", 60", 75"	Confirmed per model at quote	Yes — up to 144 bins	A person picks small parts here all day
Mobile bin shelving	Wire or pick rack + caster kit	As base unit	Mobile kits up to 1,200 lb	As base unit	The bins should follow the work
Bin cabinets	14 gauge all-welded steel, locking	36", 72", 78", 84"	Up to 800 lb per interior shelf (by model)	Yes — up to 264 bins	Parts walk away, or must stay clean

Where bin shelving systems get specified

Six environments account for most of the bin shelving we quote. Each one fails differently, which is why the build looks different in each.

Chrome wire bin shelving unit with twelve levels of blue shelf bins

Maintenance & MRO storesThe problem: thousands of low-value parts with no countable locations. High-shelf-count wire units with labelled bins turn a storeroom into an auditable stock list.

Chrome wire bin shelving unit with seven shelves of small blue shelf bins

Warehouse & 3PL pick facesThe problem: pick faces per aisle foot. Shallow 12"–18" systems with many levels multiply pick faces; sloped shelves present each opening to the picker.

Wire bin shelving unit with six shelves of blue open-front bins on a chrome frame

Manufacturing cells & line-side stockThe problem: line-side stock that has to be replenished without stopping the cell. Mobile grid systems and Kanban builds keep two-bin replenishment honest.

Secure tool crib enclosure with wire mesh partition and shelving inside

Tool cribs & controlled storesThe problem: consumables and tooling that leave without a signature. Bin shelving inside a controlled crib, or bins inside a locking cabinet, restores accountability.

Chrome wire shelving unit with eight shelves of blue stackable shelf bins

Dealership & service parts departmentsThe problem: a counter that customers can see and a back room that nobody can. Closed steel units on the public side, wire density behind the counter.

Chrome wire bin shelving unit with six sloped shelves of blue open-front bins

Electronics & bench assemblyThe problem: small components at a workstation, sometimes ESD-sensitive. Bench racks and grid containers keep the bench organized without consuming it.

Bin shelving also does quieter work that rarely reaches a specification: staging returns and RMA processing, holding consumables next to a packing bench alongside shipping supplies, separating recycling streams in production areas, and organizing fleet and facilities stock. Clinical and patient-care storage is handled by our sister company — see Labs USA healthcare storage solutions for that side of the catalog.

How we quote a bin shelving project

We are a supplier and project partner, not an order-entry screen. The value in a bin shelving quote is the layout thinking that happens before the model numbers are written down.

Send us the space

Floor dimensions, ceiling height, a photo of the area and a rough part mix. A phone call to (800) 326-4403 is usually enough to start.

We size the system

Depth, height, shelf count, sloped or flat, single or double-sided, bin families and quantities — plus what should be reused instead of replaced.

You get a clear quote

One quote covering the complete packages, accessories, mobile kits, dividers and labels, with model numbers you can verify against the manufacturer.

Delivery and changeover support

We coordinate delivery, and on larger parts-room projects we help sequence the changeover so the area stays usable while it is rebuilt.

Straight answers on the things people ask us privately

We are a supplier and project partner for the Quantum Storage Systems line, not the manufacturer, and we do not claim certifications on their behalf. We will tell you when your existing shelving should be reused, when a cheaper build does the same job, and when a wire deck is the wrong choice for your environment. If your plant is already standardised on another bin brand we would rather match that standard — we also supply LEWISBins+ — than sell you a changeover you did not ask for.

Bin shelving FAQs

What is bin shelving?

Bin shelving is a shelving unit specified around the plastic bins it will carry, rather than around boxes or loose stock. The shelf depth, the number of shelf levels and the bin size and count are matched to each other, so every level fills completely and every bin opening faces the picker. It is normally bought as a complete package — frame, posts, shelves and bins in one model number — which is what keeps a run of shelving from ending up with the wrong bins in it.

How much weight can bin shelving hold?

It depends on the build and we only quote published figures. Wire bin shelving systems carry a published load capacity of up to 800 lb per shelf, and dividable grid container systems are rated up to 600–800 lb per shelf. Complete steel shelving packages for Giant Stack containers are rated up to 400 lb per shelf. Mobile kits are rated up to 1,200 lb. We confirm the rating for the specific model on the quote rather than quoting the top of the range.

What is the difference between wire and steel bin shelving?

Wire bin shelving uses a chrome-plated open wire deck: it does not trap dust or water, it lets overhead light reach the back of the bin, and shelf levels adjust on the post without tools. Steel bin shelving uses 22 gauge all-welded solid shelves and can be closed with back and side panels, which keeps dust off small hardware, stops bins being pushed off the back, and gives a finished face in a customer-facing area. Wire is the default in most parts rooms; steel wins in dusty, secure or visible spaces.

What shelf depth should I choose?

12" for high-count small hardware and pick racks, 18" for the general parts-room mix (this is the most common depth by a wide margin), 24" for deeper shelf bins and larger open-hopper containers, and 36"–42" five-tier systems for 42"-long rack containers. Depth is the hardest thing to change after installation, so measure the clear floor space and the aisle width you need before picking a bin.

Do complete packages really include the bins?

Yes. A complete package ships as a matched kit: the wire or steel shelving with its posts, the specified number of flat or sloped shelves, and a stated bin model and quantity. For example a 48"W x 18"D x 74"H wire system with nine shelves and thirty-six matched containers, or a 12"D x 36"W x 75"H thirteen-shelf pick rack with up to 144 shelf bins. Bins in packaged systems ship one color per unit.

Can bin shelving be made mobile?

Yes. The WR-00H mobile kit is four swivel thermoplastic resin 5" x 1-1/4" casters, two with brakes, rated up to 1,200 lb, and it fits the wire systems on this page. It is recommended only for shelves 18" and deeper — a shallow unit on tall casters is a tipping risk once loaded. Double-sided pick racks use their own mobile kit, also rated up to 1,200 lb, with two rigid and two braked swivel hard-rubber casters. Because the kit bolts on, you can buy stationary now and mobilize later.

What are sloped pick racks for?

Sloped shelves tilt the whole shelf toward the picker so every bin’s open hopper front and label are visible from standing height without pulling the bin out. They are the right build wherever a person picks small parts all day. The line covers bench units at roughly 12-1/2"L x 36"W x 23"H, single-sided free standing units at 12"L x 36"W x 60"H, double-sided units for two pick faces per aisle foot, tall 13-shelf systems holding up to 144 bins, and mobile versions of the double-sided racks.

What colors are available, and can I color-code by department?

Bins in packaged systems are stocked in blue, yellow, red, green, ivory, black and clear, supplied one color per unit — which is exactly what makes system-level color coding practical. Order the maintenance aisle yellow and the production aisle blue and nobody has to read a label to know they are in the wrong row. Additional colors can be quoted subject to an upcharge and a minimum run quantity. We normally recommend locking the scheme in with moulded label holders and printed inserts so it survives staff turnover.

Should I replace my existing shelving or add bins to it?

Usually add bins. Most sound industrial shelving will accept shelf bins, dividers and label holders without being replaced, and reusing the frame is nearly always the cheapest version of the project. Replacement makes sense when the depth is wrong for the bins you need, when the unit is corroded or out of square, or when you are moving from flat to sloped shelves for picking speed. Send a photo and dimensions and we will tell you honestly which one applies.

How do I get a quote and how fast can it ship?

Call (800) 326-4403 or request a quote online with your floor dimensions, ceiling height and a rough part mix. Common complete packages in standard colors move quickly from stock; specialty colors, large project quantities and mixed runs depend on current availability, so we confirm lead time in writing with the quote rather than guessing. For larger parts-room projects we also help sequence the changeover so the area stays usable while it is rebuilt.

Get a bin shelving system that fits the first time

Send us your floor dimensions, ceiling height and part mix. We will size the units, shelf counts, bin families and quantities, and quote it as complete packages — shelving, bins and accessories in one delivery.

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